Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados

Providing ‘exceptional handling of cases and economic concepts’, boutique firm Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados focuses on national and international arbitration, as well as civil and commercial litigation. Routinely acting for clients from the construction, banking, stock market, aquaculture, real estate, mining, insurance and retail sectors, recent mandates for the 10-member group include cross-border disputes involving the US, Canada, Italy, Spain, Australia, Brazil and Germany. Founding partner Alvaro Ortúzar is a renowned arbitration and litigation specialist, who acts as both counsel and arbitrator; Nicolás Vergara, who acts for pharmaceutical, mining, energy, fishing, real estate construction, insurance, forestry and finance clients, predominantly acts in insurance and contract-related arbitrations, along with shareholder disputes; and Cristián Boetsch and Benjamín Morales both currently focus on construction, energy and insurance disputes. The department further showcases Diego Navarrete, whose recent caseload includes an energy purchase agreement-related International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration; and Andrés Cáceres, who is experienced in construction, insurance and forestry industry cases. At associate level, Manuela Ugarte Enrione is a co-founder (and member of the executive committee) of Women in Dispute Resolution Chile; while Jorge Vial Armanet’s experience includes multiple arbitration cases.